Keith Willner is one of the five international firm-wide Practice Leaders of Mayer Brown’s Real Estate practice. He regularly counsels major REITS, institutional developers, banks, private equity and opportunity funds, insurance companies, pension funds and pension fund advisors, asset managers and other capital providers in connection with the acquisition, venturing, financing, leasing and disposition of real estate. His transactions often focus on complex structuring issues, and tax, ERISA, bankruptcy and corporate considerations, involving foreign and domestic investors.
Keith is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. In addition, he is listed in Tier 1 of
Chambers USA as a leading real estate lawyer and has been listed every year since its first publication in 2002. Clients have praised him in
Chambers USA, noting that “he is able to express complex legal concepts simply and clearly, and is also very practical” and for being “great at sizing up a situation and reading the other side, and helping us to understand what is important and what is not.”
Chambers USA has also observed that Keith has ”great negotiating skills and always sees the business aspect of the deal.”
He is also listed in
Legal 500 USA as a leading real estate lawyer and described as a “fantastic lawyer” who “brings motivation and technical capabilities to the table.” Keith is listed in the
Best Lawyers in America in Real Estate Law, as well as numerous
Who’s Who publications, including
International Who’s Who of Real Estate Lawyers,
Who’s Who Legal: USA--Real Estate,
Marquis Who’s Who and
Cambridge Who’s Who.
Keith joined Mayer Brown as a partner in 1996. Prior to that, he was a partner at a large, international firm and practiced with major firms in Washington and San Francisco.
Keith has written articles that have appeared in numerous publications, including Mortgage and Real Estate Executives Report, CREI Interactive, The Corridor Real Estate Journal, and Real Estate Rescues.